Extermination of ants

Unfortunately, ants sometimes appear in our homes and the question immediately arises of how to quickly carry out the extermination of ants. These insects are incredibly mobile and can easily crawl through: sewer pipes, as well as pipes necessary for heating, through electrical wires, through cracks. Many people believe that domestic ants are harmless, although unpleasant, but this is not entirely true. It turns out that these insects, like cockroaches and flies, can carry acute diseases that affect the human intestines. That is why, if domestic ants are wound up in your house, try to get rid of them as soon as possible.

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Why do ants come to the apartment?

Forest ants accidentally brought into an apartment will not be able to survive for a long time in your house. But there are other species - pharaoh ants. These insects are very thermophilic and do not survive in natural conditions, but settle in well-heated houses and premises.

Important! Pharaonic ants breed at an incredible speed, spoil food, and are also carriers of harmful microorganisms. That is why a qualitative extermination of ants in the apartment should be carried out, as soon as you notice the first individuals.

A dirty kitchen, that is: bread crumbs on tables, the floor, behind a stove and kitchen furniture, a bin that is not closed, a very favorable temperature - these are the main reasons that ants appear in your house. Makes your apartment attractive to ants and a warehouse of old things.

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Where do ants come from?

Before you start the extermination of ants in the apartment, you need to find out how the images of ants get here. Here are the most common options for their appearance:

• from the chute and dryer;
• from neighbors;
• from establishments attached to the house;
• from the basement;
• brought on clothes, but fortunately, this is extremely rare, because only the uterus can reproduce the population.

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What to do after finding ants?

It is necessary to fight ants persistently and together, since their colony may consist of several nests connected among themselves. Nests can be located in different apartments, as well as on different floors.

Important! Ants can dig very long passages under the surface leading to the nest, which is why it is very difficult to find it, it can be in absolutely any place, even in the walls or under the parquet.

Preparation of the premises, before the fight against ants

In order for the extermination of ants to bring you the maximum effect, you need to properly prepare the room for this:

• remove all food products inside the refrigerator;
• wrap personal hygiene items in plastic bags;
• Wet the room before processing;
• provide the places where insects were found, maximum access to yourself or to specialized disinfection specialists.

The fight with the help of special services

To find SES services that carry out the destruction of ants and other insects is not a problem today. They develop their activities in almost every medium-sized city.

Professionals in the performance of their work use the most effective chemicals for exterminating ants, which are completely safe for the health of pets and for humans. In addition, they have available modern equipment.

Due to the knowledge of the characteristics and habits of one or another type of insect, specialists will quickly identify and process all the places where ants can live.

Important! This processing takes place at a previously discussed time at an agreed rate.

The destruction of ants folk remedies

The destruction of ants by folk remedies is quite possible if you know which substances are suitable for this purpose. Depending on the type and scale of the population, you may need such tools for exterminating ants:

• Lures made from 50 grams of water, 6 grams of borax and 50 grams of sugar with a little vanilla.
• If, on the way of the ants' movement, a small strip of sunflower oil is drawn, they will in no way be able to overcome it.
• Classic yeast is a very effective way to kill ants. A thick paste is prepared from fresh, water-based yeast into which a small amount of jam or honey is added. They lay it out in places visited by ants.
• Ants just hate the smell of garlic, onions, parsley. Therefore, rub one of these plants: baseboards, floor surface - insects will not catch your eye in the near future.
• To combat domestic ants, you can make a bait this way: dissolve ⅓ teaspoon of borax with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar in 50 ml of hot water. Cool the mixture. In a chilled solution, add 1 teaspoon of jam or honey. The bait must be prepared in a clean bowl, because the ants perfectly smell extraneous odors.
• Effective extermination of ants can be performed with boric acid. To do this, prepare a mixture of: 10 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of boric acid and 2 glasses of water. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients according to this recipe to kill the ants, place the resulting mixture in a container, cool, roll up the balls, and place them in the places where the ants move.

Important! To prevent small insects from spoiling food, grease the edges of the dishes in which these products are stored with sunflower oil.

Processing completion

First of all, after professional processing of the premises, you must:

• wash all cutlery, as well as the surfaces of the tables;
• ventilate the room - preferably a few hours;
• Do not wash the baseboard or the wall for several days.

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Now you are familiar with the most popular ways of destroying ants in an apartment. We hope that you will correctly assess the scale of the population and will be able to choose the most effective method in your case.